Friday, 5 June 2026

🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 June 5, 2026 - Pompeii, Italy

​What words can you use to describe this jewel of human civilization frozen in time after the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD. A rich archaeological site frozen in time. Photos are in no particular order.



Mt Vesuvius in the background … or is it?


Actually the smaller on the right IS the actual Mt Vesuvius


And archaeologists at work today…


Incredible artworks preserved


Even this ? The fertility god Priapus


3D effect ancient tile floor







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